Documentary Movies

Kouzelný kopec

2023

Documentary about Barrandov studios.
star 6.5

Master of Light

2022

Master of Light

2022

star 6.5
George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison, travels to his hometown to paint his family members. Going back forces George to face his past in his quest to rewrite the script of his life.

Mad Rise: The Story of Australian Basketball

2023

star 9
Charts the remarkable rise of Australian basketball, following the real stories of the players and coaches responsible for the sport's ascendancy, and the events that changed Australian basketball forever.

EAV Rarities

2006

This recording is a rarity documentary about the EAV. The recording was released in 2006 on the DVD "100 Years EAV".

Alien Abduction: Betty and Barney Hill

2022

star 5.5
In 1961, Betty and Barney Hill encountered a UFO on a deserted New Hampshire highway. When the story leaked, they gained fame as the first widely reported alien abductees. Compelling new evidence may prove the Hills' terrifying close encounter was real.

Homo sapiens, the New Origins

2020

star 6.5
In Morocco, new excavations on the site of Jebel Irhoud upset the generally accepted view of the dating of the appearance of man.
star 7

A Queer City

2020

A Queer City

2020

star 7
A documentary following three young nascent drag artists as they navigate a rising queer scene in Norwich City - a place wherein they express their queerness and identities freely through performance, visual artistry, and community.
star 10

YMO Propaganda

1984

YMO Propaganda

1984

star 10
Starring Yellow Magic Orchestra and David Brooks Palmer, YMO Propaganda is 1984 Musical film directed by Shin Saito. Originally premiered theatrically throughout Japan in 1984 and is considered by some to be the best visual work from 'Y.M.O.'
star 6.5

Videosyncracy

2010

Videosyncracy

2010

star 6.5
As the dissociated convenience of the Internet and globalized corporate culture continue to shut down brick-and-mortar video stores, what will happen to the longstanding, local hangouts with their rugged individuals known as clerks and the communities who love them? Videosyncracy follows three very different video rental stores as they negotiate their survival in three distinct Los Angeles neighborhoods: Old Bank DVD in the Downtown arts district, Vidiots in sunny seaside Santa Monica, and Eddie Brandt’s Saturday Matinee in bustling North Hollywood. Their stories chronicle not only the birth and twilight of a particular kind of corner store, but also decades of personal lives intertwined with those of their communities, the new challenges and facilities of a rapidly changing world, and an enduring love of the movies, a slice of Americana on the brink of disappearance yet defiant to the end.

A Story of Children and Film

2013

star 7.1
A meticulous essay on the presence and representation of children in the history of cinema, in which cinematographies from all over the world are analyzed.

The Search for the Real Mt. Sinai

2003

Biblical explorer Bob Cornuke and his friend, Larry Williams' incredible expedition into the blistering desert of Saudi Arabia has turned up what many scholars believe to be one of the greatest discoveries in history...the real Mount Sinai. Mount Sinai is the holy mountain on which God descended to give Moses the Ten Commandments, and the location where God ordered the building of the Ark of the Covenant. This video tells their amazing story of avoiding detection at borders, crawling into forbidden military installations, and using night vision goggles to avoid being detected as they pursued their mission. Armed with little more than their wits and a Bible, Bob and Larry embarked on a journey that would change their lives forever...finding clues that confirm the Bible as historically accurate.
star 6.3

Dandy

1988

Dandy

1988

star 6.3
A selection of seemingly unconnected scenes featuring Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Nina Hagen and Lene Lovich. Losely based on Voltaire's satire "Candide".
star 7.8

The Slow Hustle

2021

The Slow Hustle

2021

star 7.8
After Baltimore Police Detective Sean Suiter is shot and found dead while on duty, the tragedy soon becomes enmeshed in a widening corruption scandal that threatens to unravel the public’s already strained relationship with law enforcement.

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

2001

star 6
A wonderfully entertaining series of interviews with Pollack, Newman, Field and Luedtke about the film, its development, its themes and the experience of making it.

The Many Lives of Nick Buoniconti

2019

star 7
The story of Pro Football Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, whose resume encompasses turns as a linebacker, lawyer, sports agent, broadcaster, executive and philanthropist.
star 7.3

Bixa Travesty

2019

Bixa Travesty

2019

star 7.3
A portrait of transgender musician and artist Linn da Quebrada, who uses her body and performances as weapons to fight sexism, homophobia, and racism.
star 4

Fancy Answers

1941

Fancy Answers

1941

star 4
In this Pete Smith Speciality, the audience is asked a series of multiple-choice questions on various subjects.
star 8

Sul vulcano

2014

Sul vulcano

2014

star 8
Three stories to narrate the relationship between mount Vesuvius and the humanity living at its feet. Maria and her flower garden, Matteo, an artist who paints using the volcano's ashes, and Yole, a neo-melodic singer whose devotion to the Virgin Mary is almost idolatric.

Driver Ants

2024

The Chelsea Academy drama department takes a trip to Greece!